I knew I'd get some stick for that. Whilst there have been gaps in the weather, I live 1/2 mile off the nearest road down a farm track which is currently akin to a section of the Welsh Rally and my shiny new motor would look like it had done said rally by the time I reached the road. I'm not a total wimp as I did go out on New Years Eve during the day for an 80 mile ride out on my BMW GSA ( motor bike, think Ewan & Charlie if you not into bikes ). Thank goodness for heated grips though.